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Why is it ironic that Algernon masquerades as Jack's brother?

It is ironic because in reality he is Jack's brother

It is ironic because both Gwendolyn and Cecily end up believing that they're engaged to Ernest Worthing

It is ironic because Cecily is quick to believe that Algernon is Jack's brother

It is ironic because Jack arrives claiming that his brother has died​

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Answer: It is ironic because in reality, he is Jack's brother

Explanation: Miss Prism identifies it, and Lady Bracknell reveals that Jack is Algernon's older brother, the son of Ernest John Moncrieff, who died years ago in India. Jack now truly is Ernest, and Algernon/Cecily, Jack/Gwendolen, and Chasuble/Prism fall into each others' arms as Jack realizes the importance of being earnest.

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